Tomas van Houtryve
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biography:

Photographer Tomas van Houtryve has reported from dozens of countries and received numerous international awards for his coverage of global contemporary issues.

He has photographed some of the most inaccessible places on earth, from North Korea to Guantanamo Bay to Maoist guerrilla camps in the Himalayas.

His work regularly appears in leading international publications including TIME Magazine, Newsweek, The New York Times Magazine, GEO, Stern, The Independent on Sunday, Foreign Policy, National Geographic, Le Monde and Le Figaro Magazine.

awards and distinctions:
2008
POYi Magazine Photographer of the Year, 2nd Place
Pictures of the Year International (POYi), Feature Picture Story
Hearst Fellow, University of Colorado, School of Journalism
Amnesty Annual Human Rights Press Awards, Photojournalism
Alicia Patterson Journalism Fellowship
2007
Pictures of the Year International (POYi), Magazine Spot News
NPPA's Best of Photojournalism, News Photo Gallery
Amnesty Annual Human Rights Press Awards, Photojournalism
2006
Visa pour l'Image, Perpignan Young Photographer Award
Bayeux Prize for War Correspondents
Pictures of the Year International (POYi), Magazine Reporting
Days Japan International Photojournalism awards
Aperture Foundation Portfolio Review, Honorable Mention
SAJA Journalism Awards, Photography, 1st Place
NPPA's Best of Photojournalism, News Picture Story
PDN's 2006 Photo Annual, Photojournalism
PDN's 30 Emerging Photographers to Watch
 
tearsheets:
TIME Rebel Nation
TIME magazine, Asia edition, 25 April, 2005

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acknowledgements:
 
Tomas van Houtryve has received indispensable support from friends and colleagues throughout his career. He would especially like to thank Kevin Moloney, Pico van Houtryve, Bruno Fert, Jonas Bendiksen, and Brian Sokol for their inspiration, encouragement and friendship.